Legal Opinion
Charles R. Cole, III v. State of Indiana
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 21, 2016No. 82A01-1602-PC-304PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARTEAU, Senior Judge.
Statement of the Case
Charles R. Cole, III, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.
Issue
Cole raises one issue, which we restate as: whether the post-conviction court erred in rejecting his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.
Facts and Procedural History
The facts, as stated in Cole’s direct appeal, are as follows:
On May 1, 1995, Cole, Christine Goodwin, and James Thomas planned to rob First Federal Savings Bank in Vander- burgh County. Goodwin drove an Oldsmobile, and Cole and Thomas drove a red Toyota to the bank. Cole and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hurst v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
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